The reason is that Emmerich did not call the monster a dinosaur that was just a bit faster and smarter than ordinary dinosaurs. He called it Godzilla, which turned a good monster into one of the most despised things ever. I saw the movie and the series and it was good, especially the series which had all the makings of a TOHO film, horrioble animation, not so good acting, and one awesome monster which was what the fans wanted. Also, the quote from Godzilla X Megagiruis about the 1998 movie may have had something to do with it. signed Rodney 41